Press Release from Chris Knott Insurance and the Hygiene Bank An insurance broker working in the not-for-profit sector has partnered with a national charity to co-ordinate the donation and distribution of personal hygiene products to local families in need. Hastings-based…

Earlier this month Hastings witnessed the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War, but, as noted in last issue’s Community section, we don’t seem to have taken the message of universal peace and prosperity to heart. Remembrance…

By Laurence Flood, Independent Civil Celebrant. Nowadays, more than 60% of couples who marry in a register office then go on to have wedding celebration ceremonies performed by independent civil celebrants. So, you want to get married. Congratulations! The first…

It’s around this time of year that we traditionally remember those killed and maimed in warfare, especially in the Great War and immeasurable Second World War. Those events left such a mark on the history of Britain and the World…

Last Thursday Hastings Green Party, as represented by Julia Hilton, hosted the first of what will be regular monthly or bi-monthly talks on matters of community importance to the town. Entitled “Darning the Fabric: Regeneration from the Bottom Up” the…

This is a press release from Sussex Coast College. Students at Sussex Coast College Hastings were celebrating on Thursday morning after picking up their A-Level results. Ella Sudiarta was delighted to find out that she achieved an A*A*A in her…

Well, not exactly. Described on its website as “TED talks meets The Moth” and mixing in a drop of Who’s Line is it Anyway, the Bavard Bar (from the French “to chat”) connects locals with an ever-intriguing array of subjects.…

My piece about anarchism in this section a few months ago was met with a certain amount of irritated disbelief – which is fair enough, really. Take anarchism as a method of analysis. Basically, it tells you to strip society…

By Natasha Scott This year’s theme of Space & Aliens may seem a little bit out there, literally, but there is an underlying important reason. In the last twelve months, we have seen a rise in hate crime along with…